Case Studies

241) Demag KBK Enclosed Track in the Semi-Conductor Industry

A manufacturer in the semi-conductor industry entered into a new line of business that required components to be assembled in a class 10000 clean room. Since some bundles weighed in ...

242) Enhanced Coke Handling Crane Design Increases Productivity, Reduces Downtime

A west-coast refinery with a pair of old, worn-out coke handling bucket cranes was experiencing excessive down time and high maintenance costs (reportedly $700,000 per year).

243) SPANCO Wall Traveling Jib Cranes Have Improved the Efficiency of Steel Production

During the steel production process, large overhead cranes are used to transport large refractory lined ladles full of molten steel from the blast furnace to a pour station.

244) Time Is Money, And This System Doesn't Need A Break

This tire manufacturer wanted to improve productivity. We created an automatic monorail system that increased productivity and reduced costly mixing errors. The system was originally ...

245) Replaced Hand Washing With Crane System and Improved Safety

This manufacturer wanted to improve productivity. We created a system that allows one operator to safely run a parts washing system. The system allows the operator to cover the loading ...

246) Continental Air Uses Total Floor Space With LOUDEN Multiple Runway Crane

Continental Air wanted to keep the height of their building as low as possible to control costs. Therefore, by using the multiple runway carne design we were able to use a smaller bridge ...

247) Batch Handling Monorail System Improves Productivity

Operating only one shift, the batch room fills enough buckets to supply the furnaces for 24 hours. Some buckets go directly to the furnaces, where they automatically discharge their ...

248) Raw Material Transported Safely with Automatic Guided Vehicle

At a chemical manufacturer, an automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) ws installed to transport aluminum pin carts containing acetate fiber rolls. The system, seamlessly integrated ...

249) Automation Steers Safe Delivery of Automotive Components

A large automotive assembly plant reduced fork truck traffic while still maintaining a line speed of 81 completed automobile jobs per hour by installing a fleet of 45 automatic guided ...

250) Guided Vehicle System Automates Food Processing Application

Through the use of two conveyor roller deck type automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), a large manufacturer of microwaveable convenience foods has improved plant productivity while reducing ...

251) Automatic Guided Vehicle System Improves Production Efficiency

An automatic guided vehicle system (AGVS) was successfully implemented at a major pharmaceutical company to automate movement of finished product pallets. The guided vehicle picks up ...

252) Vertical Carousel System Maximizes Floor Space

Substantial growth presented challenges to this manufacturer of fixed point and portable gas detection systems. Rather than build a new facility, automation in their existing plant ...

253) Aerospace Company Expands Manufacturing with Automated Storage and Retrieval System

The new facility houses a system designed to handle more than 270 dual cycles per hour and 2,500 order lines per day using three S/R machines and a front end conveyor system. Their ...

254) Heavy Duty Electric Chain Hoist Performs in Tough foundry Applications

A foundry in Indiana was fighting a losing battle with their aging fleet of air hoists. Maintenance costs and downtime were increasing, and replacement parts were becoming hard to get. ...

255) MWL Requires Hydraulic Dock Leveler For Demanding Dock Conditions

The VH Series is designed, engineered and constructed using the heaviest structural steel support members for the most demanding dock conditions. It uses a proprietary hydraulic system ...